Which has higher exported deforestation, Nigeria or United States?

United States, at 7,443 hectares against 7,031 hectares in Nigeria as of 2023.

What is the difference in exported deforestation between Nigeria and United States?

412 hectares, with United States ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and United States?

19 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

Singh et al. (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Exported deforestation. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Nigeria vs United States: Exported deforestation

Nigeria

7,031 hectares

in 2023

United States

7,443 hectares

in 2023

Nigeria rank

27th

United States rank

26th

Exported deforestation over time

Nigeria
United States

How they compare

United States currently reports 7,443 hectares against 7,031 hectares in Nigeria, a difference of 412 hectares.

That makes United States's figure about 1.1 times Nigeria's.

Across all 19 years both countries report, United States has been ahead every year.

Nigeria ranks 27th and United States ranks 26th of 178 countries.

United States has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Nigeria	United States	Difference	Ahead
2000s	1,275 hectares	72,019 hectares	70,744 hectares	United States
2010s	2,304 hectares	59,771 hectares	57,468 hectares	United States
2020s	4,792 hectares	12,150 hectares	7,358 hectares	United States

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher exported deforestation, Nigeria or United States?: United States, at 7,443 hectares against 7,031 hectares in Nigeria as of 2023.
What is the difference in exported deforestation between Nigeria and United States?: 412 hectares, with United States ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and United States?: 19 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2023.
How do Nigeria and United States rank globally for exported deforestation?: Nigeria ranks 27th and United States ranks 26th of 178 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Singh et al. (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Exported deforestation. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Exported deforestation
Unit: hectares
Source: Singh et al. (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 178 places, 3,320 data points, 2005–2023
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

Exported deforestation is the amount of annual deforestation that is driven by the production of food and forestry products that are exported for consumption in other countries. This is measured in hectares.